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PSC has clarified that it lacks constitutional powers to determine the appointment or removal of the Inspector-General of Police.
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The PSC stated that its mandate is limited to appointments, promotions.
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The Commission emphasized that it is comfortable with its existing powers and is not seeking additional authority.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has stated that it has no constitutional powers to determine the appointment or removal of the Inspector-General of Police.
This clarification comes after public commentators suggested that the PSC’s recent directive on police retirement should also apply to the Inspector-General.
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According to Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of the PSC, “By virtue of Paragraph 30, part 1 of the third schedule to the Constitution, and clause 6 (1) of the Police Service Commission (Establishment) Act, 2001, the Commission is charged with the responsibilities of appointment, promotion, dismissal and exercising disciplinary control over persons holding offices in the Nigeria Police Force (except the Inspector General of Police).”
Ani emphasized that the Commission is comfortable with its existing powers and is not seeking additional authority.
“The Commission wishes to state that it is comfortable with the size of the powers which the Constitution has bestowed on it and is not interested in shopping for more powers that obviously are not backed by law,” he said.
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